🔥🥃 Blind Bourbon BATTLE ROYALE! Who Will Be Our October 2025 CHAMPION?! 🏆

Alright, buckle up, whiskey fanatics! 🚀 Get ready for a showdown of EPIC proportions! 🥃 In this thrilling blind tasting adventure, we’re putting FOUR incredible contenders head-to-head to crown the UNDISPUTED champion of our October 2025 whiskey lineup! 👑

Prepare your senses for an immersive journey into the captivating aromas and tantalizing flavors of these contenders (alphabetical order):

• Bardstown Discovery #13
• Chicken Cock Private Cask Single Barrel
• Cinder & Smoke Founder’s Select 10 Year
• Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond 7 Year

🚫 No labels, no biases – just pure, unadulterated whiskey appreciation! 👀 Join us as we meticulously nose 👃, sip 😋, and savor each dram, dissecting the intricate notes on the nose, the delightful dance on the palate 👅, the satisfying lingering finish ✨, and that crucial je ne sais quoi that makes a whiskey truly special. 🤔

Will the barrel-proof powerhouse 💪 dominate the competition? Will the elegantly aged spirit ⏳ steal the show? Or will a unique finish 🍇 or a captivating single barrel charm ✨ take home the ultimate crown? We’re ranking them from 4th place to the coveted 1st place spot🥇, and the suspense is building with every sip! 🤯

Smash that play button ▶️ and join the ultimate tasting party!

🎉 Grab your own glass 🥂 (of whatever you’re sipping on!), settle in for some serious whiskey talk 🗣️, and experience the thrill of the grand reveal with us! Get ready for potential surprises 🎁 and definitely a fantastic time! Cheers to an unforgettable evening of delicious discovery! 🥳 Sláinte! 🍀

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🔥DETAILS REGARDING OUR FOUR FINALISTS🔥 (in alphabetical order): 

✴️ Bardstown Discovery #13

• Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Distillery: Bardstown Bourbon Company
• Mash Bill: See above
• Age: youngest is 8 years
• Proof: 110.8
• Released: 08/29/25
• Secondary Finish: (4 months) 61 percent of final blend finished in new American White Oak; 39 percent of final blend finished in Hungarian Oak
• Purchased: 08/31/25 for $139.99 at Bardstown Bourbon Company, Bardstown KY

✴️ Chicken Cock Private Cask Single Barrel

• Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Company: Grain & Barrel Spirits
• Distillery: For Chicken Cock via Bardstown Bourbon Company’s collaborative distillation program.
• Master Distiller: Gregg Snyder
• Mash Bill: 70% Corn, 21% Rye, 9% Malted Barley
• Age: 5 Years, 4 Months
• Proof: 125.28
• MSRP: $90
• Released: Bottled 07/2025 – Distillery Exclusive
• Other: Barrel No. 10, Barreled 03/2020; Rickhouse F
• Provided to us: 09/02/25 at the Chicken Cock Tasting Room, Bardstown KY

✴️ Cinder & Smoke Founder’s Select 10 Year

• Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Blended & Bottled: The Bard Distillery
• Mash Bill: Corn, Rye, Malted Barley
• Age: 5 Years
• Proof: 100
• MSRP: $100
• Released: September 2025
• Other: Batch X – Bottle 5 of 497
• Provided: 10/11/25 to us by The Bard Distillery at KBF

✴️ Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond 7 Year

• Classification: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• Company: Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc.
• Distillery: Bernheim Distillery
• Mash Bill: 68% Corn, 20% Wheat, 12% Malted Barley
• Age: 7 Years
• Proof: 100
• MSRP: $59.99
• Released: Summer 2025
• Other: 700 ml bottle
• Purchased: 09/02/2025 for $64.99 at Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience, Bardstown, KY

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NOTE:  We were not compensated by the spirit producer for this review. This is simply our opinion based on what we tasted on this day. Please drink responsibly.